How to create NuGet.config for my project?

Question

I have a small project(I will add some files later). In VS,From Tools->NuGet Package Manager

dir in my repo

Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name                                                                                  
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d-----         8/22/2021   3:28 PM                bin                                                                                   
d-----         8/22/2021   6:11 PM                obj                                                                                   
-a----         8/22/2021   6:12 PM           9563 Appointments.csproj                                                                   
-a----         8/20/2021   1:57 PM            344 Appointments.csproj.user                                                              
------         7/27/2021   7:13 AM           2100 Appointments.sln                                                                      
------         7/27/2021   7:13 AM           1749 Package.appxmanifest                                                                  
------         7/27/2021   7:13 AM           1985 SampleConfiguration.cs                                                                
------         7/27/2021   7:13 AM          12184 Scenario1_Define.xaml.cs                                                              
------         7/27/2021   7:13 AM           2334 Scenario2_Add.xaml.cs                                                                 
------         7/27/2021   7:13 AM           3991 Scenario3_Replace.xaml.cs                                                             
------         7/27/2021   7:13 AM           3387 Scenario4_Remove.xaml.cs                                                              
------         7/27/2021   7:13 AM           1475 Scenario5_Show.xaml.cs                                                                
------         7/27/2021   7:13 AM           6284 Scenario6_Recurrence.xaml.cs

Nuget Packages for Solution

How to create a NuGet.config file in my repo?

Do you use custom nuget repositories? otherwise you do not need any NuGet.conf file since the global file is used. For more information follow https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/reference/nuget-config-file — Michael Mairegger, Aug 23 '21 at 06:29
@MichaelMairegger I want to push code to Azure Devops, so I thought that NuGet.conf file could help in that case. — MikiBelavista, Aug 23 '21 at 06:32
@MichaelMairegger I have only UWP, but maybe I will need more packages later. — MikiBelavista, Aug 23 '21 at 06:36
If every package that you need can be found on nuget.org then you do not need to do anything. This is normally the case. — Michael Mairegger, Aug 23 '21 at 06:48

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 26 '21 at 15:14

Assuming you have the .NET (Core) SDK installed, and therefore have the dotnet CLI available, run dotnet new nugetconfig in the directory you want the nuget.config file created.

I also recommend using the dotnet cli and/or nuget.exe to edit the file, or edit it with a text editor. The Visual Studio options dialog is not sophisticated enough to know which nuget.config file you want to add a source to (and doesn't provide a gui to edit any setting other than source), so you might find sources and added and deleted from nuget.config files you didn't intend if you use it.

How to create NuGet.config for my project?

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